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• Live broadcast info from Japan directly ! Here.

• Libya Live Blog - April 27. Here .(Al-Jazeera).

• Syria Live Blog - April 27. Here (Al-Jazeera).

• Updated !Earthquakes in the last 24 hours in the world low seismic activity in Japan  today between 4.9 and 5.0! More info here.

• Japan - Latest official Situation Update No. 100.Source : Here .

• Japan  : For the most accurate info on the nuclear disaster go to : Paul Langley's Nuclear History Blog

• UPDATED Islamist Website Threatens Britain's Royal Wedding, Promising 'Nightmare' If Demands Are Not Met.(Memri).The website muslimsagainstcrusades.com, which belongs to the group calling itself "Muslims Against the Crusades" (MAC), has posted on its main page an open letter to Prince William on the subject of his upcoming wedding, set for April 29, 2011. The letter criticizes Prince William for his "direct involvement with the murderous British military," and threatens that his wedding day will be turned into a "nightmare" unless he "withdraw[s] from the crusader British military and give[s] up all affiliation to the tyrannical British Empire." Read the full story here.

From "Muslimsagainstthecrusades"Press Release for MAC Cancellation.Press Release dated 27th April 2011

On 29th of April 2011, plans for a forceful demonstration by Muslims against Crusades outside Westminster Abbey were due to take place to highlight the brutal crusade being launched at the behest of the tyrannical British government and royal family.Careful plans were laid out in order to inflict maximum damage both to the reputation of the Crusader and Nazi prince William as well as Queen Elizabeth II and the British government in general.Unfortunately, it is has recently come to our attention, from the sincere advice of reputable Muslim scholars and activists such as Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad and Sheikh Anjem Choudary, that the threat of an imminent attack against those attending the royal wedding on 29th April 2011, is too strong to substantiate the presence of any Muslims within the locality.In light of this, Muslims against Crusades, would like to announce that in line with the very real possibility of a large scale attack on British soil, that we are left with no other alternative but to cancel the planned demonstration on 29th April 2011.We hereby call all Muslims in Britain and abroad not to attend the royal wedding and in particular to avoid all public transport leading to areas such as Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus, St James's Station and Victoria; we would also like to stress that the cause for the current security threat against Britain is directly linked to the bloody foreign policy of the tyrannical British government, and that Muslims cannot be held responsible for any carnage caused in reaction to such unwarranted oppression.Hmmm.....I hope the British Gov deals with these 'members of the religion of peace'.Source.

• Open Letter to Anderson Cooper of CNN.THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA’S SHAMEFUL CHARADE . HT:AmnonAndJonathan.Oh, by the way, his half sister, Maya Soetoro Ng was definitely born in Indonesia. To an Indonesian father. She was an Indonesian citizen at birth. Can you explain how it is possible for her to also have a Hawaiian COLB, just like her big bro, ‘Barack’?No? Didn’t think so.But she does.Rob Lamb.Here.

• U.S. Embassay In Baghdad To Have Staff Of 16,000 After Withdrawal.(Memri).A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad stated that the embassy will have a staff of 16,000, comprising diplomats, local employees and guards. Under SOFA (Status of Forces Agreement) between the U.S. and Iraq, U.S. forces must withdraw from Iraq by the end of this year. However, the U.S. is seeking Iraq's approval to keep some of its military forces for additional period of time.Hmmmm......Who are they trying to fool?There's not a single Embassy in the worlds large enough to house that many staff ,perhaps try 'army barracks'?Read the full story here.

• WTF! You got to be kidding!UNRWA workers "adamantly opposed"to Holocaust education that will"confuse the thinking" of Palestinian children.(PalWatch).The following is the article in the official PA daily:

Headline: "The [UNRWA Workers'] Union emphasized its opposition to teaching the Holocaust of the Jews as part of the curriculum in the [UNRWA] Agency's schools...""The [UNRWA] Workers' Union emphasized its adamant opposition to teaching the Holocaust of the Jews within the educational curriculum of UNRWA schools, as part of the topic of human rights. The union said, 'We emphasize our adamant opposition to confusing the thinking of our students' by means of Holocaust studies in the human rights study curriculum, and emphasize study of the history of Palestine and the acts of massacre which have been carried out against Palestinians, the most recent of which was the war against Gaza.'[Union chairman, Suheil] Al-Hindi, explained to France Press, that UNRWA 'approved teaching the Holocaust...' but [the teaching] has not yet started."Hmmmm....Now Truth is not only considered 'hatespeech' it's confusing for kids also?Read the full scandal story here.

• Another Obama Administration Cover-up?(BigGovernment).There’s something fishy going on over there at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). And Judicial Watch is trying to get to the bottom of it.On April 14, Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against DHS to obtain records detailing its investigation of Carlos Martinelly-Montano. This is the illegal alien who is charged with striking and killing a Virginia Benedictine nun in a drunk driving accident on August 1, 2010.

Judicial Watch obtained an internal DHS report on the Martinelly-Montano investigation in response to a previous lawsuit. But now we want to get our hands on all communications between the DHS and the Obama White House, as well as internal DHS records regarding the investigation and the report.Specifically, here’s what we’ve asked for pursuant to a February 16, 2011, FOIA request:

•Any and all records of communications, contacts, or correspondence with the White House and/or Executive Office of the President concerning a report/memorandum prepared at the direction of the United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, related to Carlos Martinelly-Montano, an unlawfully present alien charged with killing a Benedictine nun and injuring two others in a August 2010 drunk driving incident in Prince William County, Virginia for the period of October 1, 2010 through February 15, 2011.

•Any and all records of communications, contacts, or correspondence within the Department of Homeland Security concerning a report/memorandum prepared at the direction of the Unite States Secretary for Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, related to Carlos Martinelly-Montano for the period of October 1, 2010 through February 15, 2011.

In a letter dated February 24, 2011, DHS indicated that it received Judicial Watch’s request on February 17, 2011. DHS was required to respond by March 17, 2011. However, to date, DHS has failed to produce responsive documents or indicate when a response is forthcoming. In other words, the typical Obama stonewall.And why are we exploring contacts between the Obama White House and DHS over this report? Because of the suspicious manner in which DHS handled the report release. Let’s backtrack and I’ll show you what I mean.On March 3, 2011, we obtained an edited “final” DHS report detailing the agency’s investigation of Martinelly-Montano. The DHS had promised a federal court that it would release the report earlier in the year. And, in fact, Judicial Watch received word via email from DHS that the document had been cleared and would be released per a court order.But that’s when DHS pulled an “about face,” claiming the document was in “draft” form and therefore would not be released. (Reporting by The Associated Press suggests that DHS political appointees have improperly delayed FOIA requests on politically sensitive topics.) And then when we did get the “final” report last month, it was curiously dated November 24, 2010.The report, which supposedly was produced for DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano, details the policies and actions of the Obama administration and local governments that allowed Martinelly-Montano, an illegal alien who committed a series of crimes, to remain on the streets despite being subject to deportation. Even in its edited form, the report confirms that the Obama administration decided not to detain the illegal alien after he served his jail sentence for drunk driving, and released him onto the streets.But the suspicious manner in which DHS handled the release of this report definitely merits further investigation. There is no question the “final” report released to the public was edited and polished by DHS. This all smacks of a cover-up.Hmmmm......democracy or Dictatorship?Read the full story here.

• Obama regime to Put Solar and Wind Lands off Limits to Mining.(Forbes).The Obama administration has proposed putting government land designated for solar and wind development off limits to mining claims for at least two years.The idea is to speed up renewable energy projects by preventing mining claims from sidetracking solar power plants and wind farms.Between 2007 and 2009, a solar land rush in California and the desert Southwest resulted in scores of developers putting lease claims on more than a million acres of property controlled by the United States Bureau of Land Management.But over the past two years, according to the BLM, there’s been another land rush, this time to stake mining claims within areas already claimed for solar and wind development.Under the proposed rule, BLM would “segregate” land for solar and wind development and not allow new mining claims to be filed for two years with a possible two-year extension beyond that. The rule would not apply to valid, previously filed mining claims.Hmmmm.....Tsars....Landgrabs....Contempt for Congress ...is it me or what?Read the full story here.

• "Trump Truth Serum".Donald Trump Beside Himself With Glee After Obama Birth Certificate Release.(ABC).A giddy Donald Trump could barely wait to meet and greet the people of New Hampshire today, impressing upon a group of Portsmouth manufacturing workers the role he and his supporters believe he played in President Obama's decision to release this morning his original, long-form birth certificate. "Oh, by the way, I don't know if you heard? Did you hear?" Trump asked Wilcox Industries Corp. employees in reference to the birth records. "I am so proud of myself. I got this guy to release his birth certificate. I'm really, really happy," Trump told the employees before a lunch-time New Hampshire Republican Party fundraiser in downtown Portsmouth. Wilcox Industries makes night-vision goggles and other tactical products for the Pentagon. Trump, 64, also condemned in the sharpest possible words Obama's fiscal policies and the country's economic competitiveness with China. "China is raping this country," he told the Wilcox employees. But the "birther" issue was uppermost on Trump's mind when he touched down in New Hampshire earlier today in a helicopter bearing his name, immediately claiming credit for forcing Obama to release his birth certificate. "I am really honored, frankly, to have played such a big role in hopefully, hopefully, getting rid of this issue," Trump told reporters, his helicopter sitting behind him at the Portsmouth airport.Hmmmm.......Trump 1 - Obama 0.Leaves only the question is it the real Birth certificate?Read the full story here.

• Obama Rails Against Oil Subsidies, Gave ACORN $3 Billion in Stimulus.(Jammiewearingfool).Yeah, how dare those evil oil companies who produce a product we all need get money from the federal government.President Obama lashed out at oil companies — and the tax breaks they get from the government — for a second consecutive day on Thursday and again in Saturday's address.“Four billion dollars of your money are going to these companies at a time when they’re making record profits and you’re paying near record prices at the pump,” the president said at a Nevada town hall. “It has to stop.”Funny, but he didn't have such objections when the criminal enterprise known as ACORN was given $3 billion in his stimulus scam two years ago.The economic stimulus bill enacted in February contains $3 billion that the non-profit activist group known more formally as the Association for Community Organizations for Reform Now could receive, and 2010 federal budget contains another $5.5 billion that could also find its way into the group’s coffers.Hmmmm.....Democracy or Dictatorship?Read the full story here.

• Appointment of Panetta and Petraeus Signals More of the Same from Obama regime.(Cato).The report that Leon Panetta will be appointed Secretary of Defense, and Gen. David Petraeus will become the new CIA director, does not come as a huge surprise. But I worry that President Obama’s decision to fill these positions from within his administration signals an unwillingness to rethink U.S. foreign policy. Such a reevaluation is desperately needed.Leon Panetta brings some experience in national security affairs to DoD, including his stints at CIA and on Capitol Hill, and as a member of the Iraq Study Group. His more relevant experience, however, may be as Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Clinton administration. Bob Gates effectively shielded the Pentagon from spending cuts, but that merely postponed the reckoning that Panetta will have to confront.The appointment of Petraeus to head the CIA is puzzling. I worry that the appointment of a military officer to lead a civilian agency raises questions about Obama’s faith in senior leaders from within the CIA who might have moved into the top role.The agency has questioned some of the rosier predictions of impending success in Afghanistan, and I hope that Petraeus’s move to Langley doesn’t result in a change of those candid assessments. More generally, Petraeus has focused nearly all of his energies over the past nine years trying to perfect the U.S. military’s ability to fight wars that most Americans now wisely oppose. His insights into future opportunities and challenges is unclear. We should be putting these wars that sap our nation’s strength and undermine our security in the country’s rearview mirror. Instead, Petraeus appears committed to a long-term nation-building mission in Afghanistan, and others like it.Hmmmm....Wasn't betrayus Petraeus in favor of UN Troops on the ground in Israel to impose a peaceplan?Read the full story here.

• Freeeeeeedom !Obama’s long-form birth certificate opened a twitter account this week.In case you were wondering… The ObamaLongFormBC is following Bill Ayers, TelePrompter Obama, Communist Party USA and Malcolm X. It must be legit. Source : GWP.

• Michelle Obama: Deconstructing.(Michellesmirror).Normally you might think deconstructing TIME would require the IQ of an Einstein, butt really, all you need is PhotoShop and the powers of transmogrification.Lucky for you, I’ve got both.So today, we’re going to take a look at the photo that has had people buzzing since it was originally published for the 2009 TIME 100 ceremony. It has recently caused another kerfuffle since Lady M has once again been honored in the number 22 slot on TIME’s 100 most influential people in the world list.Since media hounds were sniffing around for a stock photo to run with this big announcement, they republished this.And once again everyone has been asking me: “MOTUS, was this picture p’shopped?!” - as if that would be unusual. What is unusual is the quality of the ‘shopping.Read and SEE the full story here.

• French air traffic controller stabbed to death in secure area of airport tower.(DailyMail).An air traffic controller has been found dead in a pool of blood in the control tower of a French airport this morning.The 34-year-old was found by an airport employee in an office adjoining the control room on the tenth floor of the tower shortly after 8am at the EuroAirport outside Mulhouse, France, near the Swiss and German borders.Police sources said the married father-of-one, who has not been named yet, had been stabbed three times in the throat, lung and chest.A murder investigation has been launched. The attack took place in the airport's secure zone only accessible with an identity badge, according to reporters in France.No one has been arrested yet and know knives or weapons have been recovered. Air traffic at the airport was not affected whilst the investigation got underway.The victim was a senior controller at the airport and was in charge of the tower. The airport in eastern France serves Basel, Switzerland, Mulhouse, France, and Freiburg, Germany.Hmmmm.....Failed terrorist attack?Read the full story here.

• Palestinian Website: Israeli Education Ministry Backs Down From Controlling Curricula ‏in East Jerusalem Schools(Memri).The Wafa.ps website reported that Israel's Education Ministry had on April 25 backtracked from its previous resolution to oversee curricula taught in Arab schools in east Jerusalem. According to the report, the ministry stated that official and unofficial Palestinian and Arab schools can still teach the Palestinian curricula. The Al-Maqdese for Society Development organization said that it had "received today the backtrack from the previous resolution approved in April 2011, and considered it an obvious retreat from its stance," according to the report. The society published the resolution's text and "warned of its dangerous content, which was received with heavy criticism from Jerusalem's inhabitants," the report said.Al-Maqdese said in a statement: :"[The] Israeli authority was put under official and unofficial pressure after announcing its last resolution to control East Jerusalem schools' curricula and educational process... The retreat came after one week of the Israeli ministry of education's decision to display the Israeli Independence Declaration in all East Jerusalem and 1948 areas' schools."Read the full story here.

• Monasteries Discovered in Iraq's Holiest City.(Memri).Kufa University professor of history Hassan al-Hakim has announced the existence of 33 monasteries around the holiest Shi'a city of Najaf, dating back to the seventh century, before Islam expanded into the region. Some of these monastaries have already been discovered. He said there was evidence that the area between Najaf and Kufa was a center of Assyrians, and that remanants of their culture are still evident. The antiquity department in the province of Najaf announced in December 2009 the discovery of a monastery in Kufa comprising a large building house with 46 rooms apparently used to accommodate nuns associated with one of the Christian churches.Read the full story here.